Gilles Tapie - Photographer

[VogueGirl8910]

Born 1948 in Paris.
Secondary Education.
Assistant to Jean-Marie Leydier in the Lorin-Leydier agency.
Starts as a photographer in advertising, then turns towards fashion. Collaborates in magazines like Marie-Claire, international editions of Elle, Lei, French Vogue, Italian Vogue, German Vogue, American Vogue, Mademoiselle, Self, GQ, Interview, Glamour amoung others.....
Creates the first issue of Femme, the catalogues of Marithé et François Girbaud and campaigns for Issey Miyake.
In 1985, Issey Miyake asks Tapie to create a book for his 15 years of work with MDS. Gilles Tapie travels to Tokyo for 2 months.
In 1988 he starts his personal work on dance, nudes and still life.
Gradually he leaves fashion and consecrates his time on his personal work.
His creates the photographs for “INVITATION” by Sylvie Guillem who he has followed for 17 years.
Presently, he is working on photographic projects based on the body.
Lives in London..

gillestapie.com

 

[VogueGirl8910]

Elle France April 23rd, 1984
"Vivre en chemise l'été"
Model: Elle MacPherson
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Stylist: Brigitte Langevin
Hair: Guillaume
Makeup: Thibaut Vabre


automne-roi20.livejournal.com

 

[VogueGirl8910]

UK Elle November 1985: Yasmin Le Bon by Gilles Tapie


Elle France September 9th, 1985: Yasmin Le Bon by Gilles Tapie


Elle France August 6th, 1984: Jette Storm by Gilles Tapie


yasminlebon.net & automne-roi20.livejournal.com

 

[VogueGirl8910]

Elle France July 30th, 1984
"Transparences en version sport"
Model/Star: Rae Dawn Chong
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Stylist: Francoise Ha Van
Hair: Odile Gilbert



automne-roi20.livejournal.com

 

[VogueGirl8910]

Elle France June 30th, 1986
"Mode beauté : séquences d'été"
Models: Suzanne Lanza & Unknown
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Stylist: Francoise Ha Van
Hair: Valentin



automne-roi20.livejournal.com

 

[VogueGirl8910]

Elle France August 6th, 1984
"Les six nouvelles championnes du cinéma"
Models/Stars: Shari Belafonte, Ally Sheedy, Kelly LeBrock, Molly Ringwald, Virginia Madsen & Rae Dawn Chong
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Stylist: Francoise Ha Van
Hair: Odile Gilbert


automne-roi20.livejournal.com

 

[VogueGirl8910]

Mademoiselle January 1986
"Six Appeal"
Model: Paulina Porizkova
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Hair: Ronnie
Makeup: Tomoko



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[VogueGirl8910]

Mademoiselle September 1982
"Bad Girls/Good Girls"
Models: Jeny Howorth, Paulina Porizkova, Kathy Ireland & Unknown
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Hair: Michael Anthony & Pascal Boissier
Makeup: Lydia Snyder, Mariella Smith-Masters, Merle Norman & Wendy Whitelaw



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[justaguy]

Esquire September 1983
Wardrobe | American Pops
Photo Gilles Tapie
Stylist Vickie Keeble, Paul Cavaco
Text John Mather
Models Joseph & Anthony Papp, Tom & Max Evert, Bryant & Bradley Christopher Gumbel, Robert & Nicholas Mann, Larry & Steven Rivers, Tommy, Travis & Tommy Jr. John, John & John David Cullum, Myron & Christophe Farber
Hair Diana


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[justaguy]

US Vogue January 1987
Spring '87 International Report: Viva Italia! Pt. 1
Photo Gilles Tapie
Models Cecilia Chancellor, Suzanne Lanza, Cristiana Mucci, Akure Wall, Juliette Coulon
Hair Yannick, Julien d'Is
Makeup Rumiko


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[justaguy]

US Vogue January 1987
Spring '87 International Report: Viva Italia! Pt. 2


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[aracic]

US Vogue July 1989

In Step
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Fashion Editor: Jenny Capitain
Hair & Makeup: Marc Schaeffer
Cast: Sylvie Guillem


Vogue Archive

 

[justaguy]

Vogue Italia September 1989-1
Volumi e Movimenti
Photo Gilles Tapie
Models Rachel Hunter & Dana Patrick
Hair Laurent Philippon
Makeup Mark Schäfer





archivio vogue

 

[justaguy]

Vogue Italia September 1989-1
Lunare, Terrestre, Ironica, Drammatica Silvana
Photo Gilles Tapie
By Luigi Locatelia
Subject Silvana Mangano


archivio vogue

 

[VogueGirl8910]

US Vogue December 1986
"In the Pink!"
Models: Vanessa Duve, Anate Tanander, Roberta Chirko, Suzanne Lanza, Arianne Koizumi & Uma Thurman
Photographer: Gilles Tapie
Hair: Alex Hillard
Makeup: Lydia Snyder



archive.vogue.com

 

[justaguy]

US Vogue February 1985
A New Reality - Daytime Dressing With a Different Impact
Photo Gilles Tapie
Models Laetitia Firmin-Didot, Talisa Soto, Lenita Oderfaldt, Renata Vackova, Karen Alexander, Maria Johnson, Renée Simonsen, Alexa Singer
Hair Odile Gilbert
Makeup Rumiko, Joe McDevitt


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[justaguy]

US Vogue February 1985
Vogue Patterns: New Reality
Photo Gilles Tapie
Models Alexa Singer, Talisa Soto
Hair Odile Gilbert
Makeup Margret Avery


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